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  • The IUD for Teens


    Before you consider having sex, you need to know how to protect yourself. Learn more about the IUD and to find out how well it works for teens.

  • School-Based Health Centers for Parents


    School-based health centers provide a range of services to meet kids' and teens' health care needs. Centers usually are inside a school building or right next door.

  • Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby for Parents


    Along with considering baby names and buying a crib, choosing the right health care provider should be on your to-do list when you're expecting.

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome for Parents


    Sometimes when babies are born premature, they have trouble breathing. This can be caused by respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Learn what RDS is, and how babies can be helped.

  • Your Baby's Care Team in the NICU for Parents


    If your baby is getting medical care in you NICU, find out who will be caring for your baby and how they can help.

  • Casts for Parents


    Casts keep bones and other tissues in place while they heal. Here's what to expect, and how to care for casts.

  • Halo-Gravity Traction for Parents


    Halo-gravity traction is a way to pull the head and spine upward. Doctors use it to treat curvature of the spine and to prepare kids for spinal fusion surgery.

  • Can a Doctor Tell During Your Pelvic Exam if You've Had Sex? for Teens


    Most of the time, a doctor can't tell if a girl has had sex just from a pelvic exam. But you should let your doctor know if you've had sex anyway. Here's why.

  • Health Care Providers: Anesthesiologists for Parents


    An anesthesiologist is a doctor who oversees the medicine given to patients to prevent pain during medical procedures.

  • Health Care Providers: Midwives for Parents


    A midwife specializes in female reproductive health care needs such as prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum care, and newborn care for low-risk pregnancies.